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Monday, December 1, 2025
Lingering Late...
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Purple Emperor larvae are lingering late this autumn, as are the sallow leaves. This photo was taken in Savernake Forest on Sunday November...
Thursday, November 27, 2025
PE Distribution Map 1960-2025
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Here's a still photo of Martin Partridge's map of PE records 1960-2025, derived from BC / UKBMS data. Much of Norfolk is mysteriou...
Monday, November 24, 2025
Autumn Larvae in Savernake Forest
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For the last seventeen years standardised counts of autumn larvae have been conducted in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire. Here's the data - ...
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Remarkable Changes in iris distribution since 1960
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This video makes clear how distribution has changed over the last sixty-five years, illustrating how much more of England is now "Purpl...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Best Dangle Leaf + 'pillar Photo Ever!
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Check this out! Definitive photo of an Emperor cattie in hibernation by a bud, with the old feeding leaves dangling close by. Congrats to M...
Monday, November 10, 2025
Dangle Leaf Update
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The 2025 Dangle Leaf Season is now underway, though it is being delayed and hampered by unusually mild weather. The impacts of mild November...
Friday, October 31, 2025
A Guide to Dangle Leafing
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The 2025 Dangle Leaf Season will shortly start! We used to dread November: not anymore! Bring it on! After the flight season, it's the b...
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